Bake sale benefits community

David Mazzengadmazzenga@gatehousemedia.com

Friday

Jan 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM

HONESDALE—During the time of year rife with the hustle and bustle of shopping, wrapping and gift-giving, young Paityn Duprey of Lake Ariel chose to embody the fullest realization of the mantra “It's better to give than to receive.”

For the second year in a row, Duprey organized a holiday bake sale with the help of her family, the proceeds of which she used to purchase Christmas presents to donate to a local toy drive.

When asked what made her decide to start her annual donation drive, the generous youngster replied “...just because I want to try to help people in need.”

This year, Duprey raised over $300 selling 50 cent confections, utilizing space in the Visible Changes storefront on December 2.

Duprey's initial goal for this year was $100, explained her mother, Teka Lill.

That number was quickly surpassed, as were the next two goals Duprey set that day.

So encouraged by her success this year, Duprey has already set a $500 goal for next year's bake sale.

Helping generate enough supply to meet her sale goals this year, Duprey said she had help bringing the whole endeavor to life from her grandparents, her mom, her aunts, uncle and many others.

“It was a full day,” explained Duprey's aunt, Kelci Skinner. “Everybody got together and baked cookies, it was just a really big thing for all of us to get together. There was a lot of people involved.”